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I I I TO: FROM: RE: DATE: Ramsey City Council William K. Goodrich, City Attorney Landfill/Waste Mangement's Request for Amended Permit., November 24, 1982 Pursuant to your direction on November 23, 1982 I spoke with Bob Hutchinson of Anoka County's Environmental Services regarding the above subject. He explained to me that what Waste Management is seeking by this permit is Phase IV as outlined on the original 1971 pla~s for the site. Phases I and II were the creation of the two hills North and South on the site and Phase III which is now being worked on, is the filling in of the area between the two hills and then capping off the entire site. The cover material used on Phases I, II and III was and is being excavated from an area adjacent to the existing site in the South 80 acres. The original 1971 plan called for permitting the operator to back fill with solid waste the area in the South 80 which was excavated. The backfilling with solid waste is to be in an amount sufficient to bring this area back to the same contour as it was prior to the cover material being excavated. Rather than fill the entire excavated area with solid waste, the County has proposed to Waste Management that it compact the solid waste and place it next to the existing solid waste hills on the South side. Waste Management is supposed to present this plan to the City. The County has advised them that no action will be taken on the permit until this has been so presented. In addition Hutchinson feels the PCA will hold off on this until the City has reviewed it as well. Waste Management feels it does not have to present this to the City. I recommend that the City Engineer review the 1971 plans in conjunction with the present proposal and advise the Council accordingly. One interesting thing I learned is that there is no current plan to require the operator to place a liner under the solid waste to be placed in Phase IV. Hutchinson said the reason for this is that none of the County's other existing sites have been required to have a liner. Please advise me if you require further information on this subject.